Atharva Veda 13.2.27: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 27
Sukta 2
एक॑पा॒द् द्विप॑दो॒ भूयो॒ वि च॑क्रमे॒ द्विपा॒त् त्रिपा॑दम॒भ्येऽति प॒श्चात्। द्विपा॑द्ध॒ षट्प॑दो॒ भूयो॒ वि च॑क्रमे॒ त एक॑पदस्त॒न्वं॑१ समा॑सते
ékāpād dvípado bhū́yo ví cakrame dvípāt trípādam abhyèti paścā́t | dvípād dha ṣáṭpado bhū́yo ví cakrame té ékapadas tanvàm samā́sate ||
One-footed, he strode forth again as two-footed; from the two-footed he overtakes, thereafter, the three-footed. From the two-footed, indeed, he strode forth again as six-footed: those one-footed forms settle together into one body.
Der Einfüßige schritt wieder als Zweifüßiger hervor; vom Zweifüßigen aus holt er danach den Dreifüßigen ein. Vom Zweifüßigen aus schritt er wahrlich wieder als Sechsfüßiger hervor: jene einfüßigen Gestalten fügen sich zusammen zu einem Leib.
Rishi: Traditionally Saurya/Āditya-focused seer(s) within AV 13.2 (Anukramaṇī attribution varies by tradition).
Devata: Āditya/Sūrya (solar pervader; sometimes interpreted through Viṣṇu-like ‘striding’).
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence in the section (edition-dependent scansion).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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